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How ‘Napoleon’ Coronation Scene Was Inspired By Jacques-Louis David’s 1807 Painting
Variety via Yahoo News· 5 months ago“Napoleon” costume designers divvied up their tasks, with Janty Yates concentrating on French...
The Problem of Art Without Men
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIn 1917, the Metropolitan Museum of Art received a stunning gift: a portrait by the French Neoclassical master Jacques-Louis David. The 1801 painting,...
The battle Napoleon Bonaparte lost to rabbits
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAn 1805 painting of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. | Jacques-Louis David via Wikimedia Commons After the peace treaty of Tilsit in July 1807 was...
Perspective: A defense of the defenders
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA 1787 painting by Jacques-Louis David depicts the death of Socrates. | Wikimedia Commons The life story of Socrates does not have a happy ending — and...
I Stripped Down For Nude Body Painting At Age 75 — And So Did My Husband. Here's How It Felt.
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe author and her husband, Mark, after being painted by Andy Golub. (Photo: Courtesy of Andy Golub)...
Two exhibits run through this weekend at The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach
The Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“Contemplating Character: Portrait Drawings & Oil Sketches from Jacques-Louis David to Lucian Freud”...
The art of the political portrait: Emmanuel Macron boxing photos flaunt his strength
Euronews via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFrom historic paintings to carefully staged photo opportunities, the visual depiction of political...
Napoleon review: Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby are perversely watchable in Ridley Scott’s...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNapoleon Bonaparte was there, at the dawn of cinema – the subject of an 1897 short by Louis Lumière....
‘Audubon as Artist’ Review: Paintings That Took Flight
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoBOOKSHELF John James Audubon (1785-1851) is a much-studied personality, his journals and writings...
Guest Column: Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon," bestriding historical narratives
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIt is impossible to reduce the life of Napoleon to a feature film - every iteration is but a futile...